Crystal structures of sodium magnesium selenate decahydrate, Na2Mg(SeO4)2·10H2O, a new selenate salt, and sodium magnesium selenate dihydrate, Na2Mg(SeO4)2·2H2O.

Title Crystal structures of sodium magnesium selenate decahydrate, Na2Mg(SeO4)2·10H2O, a new selenate salt, and sodium magnesium selenate dihydrate, Na2Mg(SeO4)2·2H2O.
Authors S. Kamburov; H. Schmidt; W. Voigt; C. Balarew
Journal Acta Crystallogr C Struct Chem
DOI 10.1107/S2053229617009330
Abstract

Metal selenates crystallize in many instances in isomorphic structures of the corresponding sulfates. Sodium magnesium selenate decahydrate, Na2Mg(SeO4)2·10H2O, and sodium magnesium selenate dihydrate, Na2Mg(SeO4)2·2H2O, were synthesized by preparing solutions of Na2SeO4 and MgSeO4·6H2O with different molar ratios. The structures contain different Mg octahedra, i.e. [Mg(H2O)6] octahedra in the decahydrate and [MgO4(H2O)2] octahedra in the dihydrate. The sodium polyhedra are also different, i.e. [NaO2(H2O)4] in the decahydrate and [NaO6(H2O)] in the dihydrate. The selenate tetrahedra are connected with the chains of Na polyhedra in the two structures. O-H...O hydrogen bonding is observed in both structures between the coordinating water molecules and selenate O atoms.

Citation S. Kamburov; H. Schmidt; W. Voigt; C. Balarew.Crystal structures of sodium magnesium selenate decahydrate, Na2Mg(SeO4)2·10H2O, a new selenate salt, and sodium magnesium selenate dihydrate, Na2Mg(SeO4)2·2H2O.. Acta Crystallogr C Struct Chem. 2017;73(Pt 7):582587. doi:10.1107/S2053229617009330

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